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I'd say a fair price to pay for a Grabber is £400-£500.
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[quote name='ARGH' post='132445' date='Feb 2 2008, 10:33 AM']We have to move forward....Because I dont see the Bassguitar,in its limited standard form of design and expression,being around in the next 40-60 years,let alone the next century,except in the hands of historians....and what I can only describe as 'styled revivalists' (kinda sealed knot types or suchlike)[/quote] Why don't you think it will be around in 40-60 years?
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Just browsing through ebay and thought I'd post this one on here because I think there's probably a few people here that would dig it- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Bacchus-Japan-Hand-Made-PJ-Bass-Wood-Line-Black-Oil_W0QQitemZ220196256678QQihZ012QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m122"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Bacchus-Japan-Ha...ksid=p1638.m122[/url]
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[quote name='finnbass' post='127948' date='Jan 25 2008, 06:45 PM']Balls! [url="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Power-and-Balls-Are-Now-One-with-Powerball-38666.shtml"]Powerballs[/url] Shop around though as prices vary enormously.[/quote] +1 I started to develop tendonitis in my left wrist a couple of years ago so I started to use a powerball a few times a day, just hoping that it would make a difference- it did the trick! Once you get the hang of it just use it gently for a minute or two at a time and build it up gradually. These things can put up to 20Kg of pressure on your forearm/wrist if you spin them fast enough, so go easy with it. [url="http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/6-/Search.html?searchstring=powerball&searchtype=GADG&searchsource=0"]http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/6-/Sea...;searchsource=0[/url]
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I've played 4 or 5 RKS guitars but no basses. The guitars I've played were very nice indeed! On a first impression I thought "Yuk!!" but after I played a few of them my opinion totally changed, they're definately worth a try.
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[quote name='ARGH' post='108439' date='Dec 23 2007, 10:00 AM']Ok,this has been going on for years now,and I understand the 'What the eyes dont see ,the engineer dont judge" answer,but why spend 3k+ on a Fenderesque or straight bodystyle copy,when you could just get the real thing,and spend 2-300 quid on new guts for it,or parts replacement the lot for the same price?[/quote] I don't know if I'm completely missing the point here, but isn't the answer to this question simply because there are many people that much prefer the Fender-alike basses that other companies offer? My argument is that if you're gonna buy a Fender and change loads of the parts, why not buy a Shuker, Lakland or whatever suits your requirements best. The price won't be far off the same if you're going to spend "2-300 on new guts". But hey, maybe the Fender logo on the headstock is the key requirement for a lot of musicians?
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a few more pics...
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I'm selling my Ned Steinberger CR4M electric upright bass because I've hardly played it and I don't like to have things sitting around that I don't use. It's left my house twice, once for a recording session and once for a band practice and it's always been very well looked after. It comes with the hefty NS padded gig bag, a black tri-pod stand and I'll also chuck in my bow and some rosin too. The bow isn't anything special but for a beginner it's perfect. In an attempt to get into playing this bass more I put a set of D'Addario Helicores (which cost me over £100) on it about 8-9 months ago which have hardly seen any use. This is the model with the additional EMG magnetic pickups. I initially went for this one over the basic one because the additional EMG's really open up the amount of sounds you can get from the bass. There is one tiny mark the bass (see 4th pic below). The fretboard has a couple of light marks from the strings touching the board but I struggled to take pictures of those because they're so small. I'm after £1000 for the bass and all the gubbins. I would prefer it to be collected (Plymouth) but I can arrange delivery and it will be very well packed. As for trades, if you've got something you want to trade then let me know. Ideally I don't want to trade this bass but I might be tempted if you have something tasty to offer. Things like GB's float my boat. Here's a bunch of pics, some of them are a bit sketchy because I've got a grotty cold that's given me the shakes but if anyone would like to see more pics let me know and I'll see what I can do Thanks Ed
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Nice basses. What are the Nordy's like in the Streamer? I've been considering making the Nordstrand move on my Streamer Stage 1 for a while but this is the first streamer I've seen with them.
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Cheers! It's got EMG's in it now, so it's even stealthier.
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That Badass 1 looks great on your Jazz Freuds_cat. Here's my offering of a Black Badass 2-
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If you collect enough of that finger meat up you can make a kebab. Isn't it just the coating on the strings flaking a bit?
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I actually find it quite a disappointing sight to see what he's done to that bass, but I'm sure I'll get over it.
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Those amps look awesome. Any idea of the kind of price?
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how can I make my MIM Jazz play and sound better?
thumbo replied to thumbo's topic in Repairs and Technical
Thanks to some of the setup tips in this thread and a set of Fender usa Jazz p-ups from Muppet I've got this bass playing and sounding much better now. Cheers chaps! -
Are some Basschat Topics & posts getting out of hand?
thumbo replied to silverfoxnik's topic in General Discussion
I personally don't find this forum half as friendly as it was back in the bassworld days. -
That takes the piss!
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How may Basses do we own collectively on Basschat?
thumbo replied to G-77's topic in General Discussion
+ 5 = 784 -
New(ish) Carl Thompson Six string fretless
thumbo replied to Jim Fleeting's topic in Basses For Sale
if i had £5k to spend on a bass, this would most probably be the one. good luck with the sale -
If it was me, I'd pull out of paying for it. I'd apologise for wasting their time but do it on the grounds that they lied in the auction saying that it's over 20 years old. They could argue that you should of checked the serial number before but they're in the wrong because they lied in the auction which is a breech of ebay's rules.
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I've been using a markbass TA503 for the last year or so. It's a bit louder than the LMK I had before and it also doesn't compress as much as the LMK. I think the LMK is exactly the same as the LM2 inside, except for there being 2 seperate input sections in the LMK. The TA503 does sound a fair bit louder overall, I've had no problem playing in a loud stoner rock band with it but the LMK never really cut like the TA503 does. Did that make sense? I can't write or think properly today.
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[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='100792' date='Dec 7 2007, 11:43 AM']It's not a money thing - for some strange reason I've always felt uncomfortable owning 3 basses and just don't believe in keeping anything that gathers dust. Anybody else suffer with this strange condition?[/quote] I know what you mean. I feel exactly like this about electric guitars, I currently have 1 electric guitar that I play every day and that's the only guitar I own. Whereas with bass I currently own 5, 1 or 2 of which will sometimes go a couple of weeks without leaving their cases. If this was my electric guitar I'd feel bad but with basses I don't and I don't have a clue why.
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For me there's two sides to amps- vintage and modern. I've got my modern amp which serves me very well and one day I'll buy an old Ampeg. However with basses it's totally different, the more the merrier!
